Anwar is not only a friend and valued colleague, he was a distinguished chairman of our Development Committee, and a man who believed in speaking his mind,

Terror has reached our door,

It certainly is a surprise, and as you might imagine, we were just about to try and conclude our arrangements for a $3 billion package,

If you were in a job where it was unclear what the purpose of that job was and what the backing that you had was and who had the responsibility…you would probably wonder…if that was...

Our focus is on poverty, which is an issue that affects everybody, but there’s little doubt that other events of interest will make their way into different discussions,

We’ve been discussing (these points) for 20 weeks and have yet to reach finality.

We have authorized the release of funds from existing projects, and we are preparing emergency assistance for those countries that will require additional financing,

One need only look at the cement barriers surrounding these buildings to understand the big difference of the past year.

There is no sense of forcing; There is no sense of insisting; There is no sense of saying that we know better,

As you look at the flow of Muslim fundamentalism, or fundamentalism in various areas and various religions, they all play on the people who have very little.

It is not in the purview of the bank to either start globalization or stop it, … We have to recognize that globalization is taking place and work with that. We can’t change it, but...

I did embrace him (Bono) but I did not agree with him,

I share with my colleagues the feeling of distress from the problems that have arisen on the streets,

I am just going to see in the next quarter of this year what my own plans are, and see whether I can still make a contribution, or maybe there will be others who can...

possible to move in and out, and trade as freely as possible within the constraints of security for Israel.

We estimate that tens of thousands more children will die worldwide and some 10 million people are likely to be living below the poverty line of $1 a day because of the terrorist attacks.

But when someone is on a winning horse, and everything looks wonderful, it’s very hard as an outsider to persuade them something is wrong.

We are asking for calm, and the opportunity to build a bridge, … But it’s very difficult to build a bridge if only one side is building it.

The truth of the matter is … I have found it difficult to understand why on six issues in 20 weeks of negotiations it has been impossible to bring about more progress